Imperial College Master's Scholarship supporting disabled students 2026

Imperial College London is awarding the Master's Scholarship which supporting disabled students to eligible home or overseas applicants applying to study a degree in September 2026.

Table of Content

• Summary
• Benefits
• Requirements
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Summary

• Application DeadlineMay 8, 2026
• Study LevelMasters
• SponsorImperial College London
• City to studyLondon
• School to studyImperial College London
• Course to studyBusiness , Engineering , Medicine , Natural sciences
• Eligible CountryAll Countries

Benefits

• Tuition fees up to £18,500* for eligible Master's courses
• Maintenance grant of £21,000
• An allowance of £1,500 for equipment
• Mentoring support through the Activate Student Mentoring Programme

*Please keep in mind that this scholarship only covers up to £18,000. If you are an overseas candidate and are awarded the scholarship, you must arrange for payment of the remaining balance.

Requirements

One award is available in each faculty for a candidate with Home and Overseas Fee status. 

• Have an offer of admission from Imperial College London to study a one-year full-time or two-year part-time Master’s course; and
• Have a disability as defined in section 6 of the Equality Act 2010.

A disability is a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on a person's ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities. Examples include:

• Physical impairment
• Vision impairment/Blind
• Hearing impairment/Deaf
• Specific Learning Difficulty e.g., Dyslexia, Dyspraxia
• Learning or intellectual disability
• Neurodivergence or neurological disorder

Eligible Master’s courses

As well as the above criteria, you must also apply for an eligible course:

• One-year full-time or two-year part-time Master’s course in the Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Faculty of Engineering and Imperial Business School

Courses that are not eligible

• Online/distance learning courses
• Imperial Business School MBA programmes
• MA/MSc Global Innovation Design and MA/MSc Innovation Design Engineering in the Dyson School of Design Engineering

Please note: This scholarship is not available to continuing students.

Application Deadline

How To Apply

1. Apply for an eligible course – see the list in the Eligibility Criteria section. 
2. Create an online account and submit your admissions application through our application portal – use the guide to How to apply for additional help.
3. Receive an offer of a place for 2026 entry by the scholarship deadline of 23:59 (UK local time) on 8 May 2026.
4. Firmly accept the offer by the relevant deadline.
5. Complete our Scholarship application form by the deadline of 23:59 (UK local time) on 8 May 2026. Applicants do not need to provide disability evidence in the application form; nor should they send any disability-related details to the Student Financial Support team. 

For more details, visit Imperial College London Scholarship webpage